Feb 15 Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump is feeling emboldened by the trial's outcome and is expected to reemerge from a self-imposed hibernation. And he's eyeing ways to reassert his power. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 10:47 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's control of the Republican Party NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the fallout from the impeachment trial, former President Trump's control of the Republican Party, and whether Democrats can stay… Continue watching
Feb 15 Pelosi says independent commission will examine Capitol riot By Hope Yen, Associated Press The speaker says in a letter to Democratic colleagues that the House will also put forth supplemental spending to boost security at the Capitol. Bipartisan support appears to be growing for an independent commission. Continue reading
Feb 15 Pro-separatist win in Catalonia elections ripple throughout Spain By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press The separatist movement in Spain's northeast Catalonia has increased its power in a regional election despite years of frustrated ambitions to create a new Mediterranean nation. Continue reading
Feb 15 Kosovo's leftist opposition party gains landslide win By Llazar Semini, Associated Press The left-wing opposition leader who's poised to become Kosovo's next prime minister says that he would push hard for his country to join the European Union. Continue reading
Feb 15 Activists fear Biden is undermining efforts for a higher minimum wage By Will Weissert, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press President Joe Biden campaigned on raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour and attached a proposal doing just that to the $1.9 trillion coronavirus pandemic relief bill. But that provision appears in jeopardy. And Biden himself may be… Continue reading
Feb 15 Turkey accuses U.S. of backing PKK after Turks killed in Iraq By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Erdogan also took aim at a U.S. State Department statement which deplored the deaths but said the United States would condemn the deaths "in the strongest possible terms" if it is confirmed that they died at the hands of the… Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 5:25 While the national conversation around gun safety is changing, many political hurdles loom By PBS NewsHour The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglass high school in Parkland, Florida galvanized the student-led movement, “March For Our Lives" and a dialogue on gun-safety. But federal political efforts for reform stalled. Today, President Biden called on Congress to “enact… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch 4:24 What the Senate vote reveals about the pro-Trump base By PBS NewsHour While seven Republicans in the Senate crossed party lines to convict former President Trump, the majority of the party, including Leader McConnell who delivered a scathing rebuke of the former President and his role in the insurrection, voted to acquit… Continue watching
Feb 14 On Parkland anniversary, Biden calls for tougher gun laws By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Sorrow reverberated across the country Sunday as Americans, including President Joe Biden, joined a Florida community in remembering the 17 lives lost three years ago in the Parkland school shooting massacre. Continue reading